I was sitting at the computer (where else would I be) this afternoon when I looked out the window… and I’ve never seen that much snow before!! We went outside and enjoyed it while it lasted (and took alot of photos – see the new Snow category).
Apparently it was more widespread as well, and as I thought, was quite big. It was 2 degrees in Canberra at 5pm this afternoon!
“Freak snowfalls have hit coastal and low lying areas in Australia’s southeast, leaving meteorologists reaching for the record books. Bitter Antarctic weather blanketed Victoria in the most widespread snow for decades, hit Hobart with its first snowfall in almost 20 years and showered Parliament House in Canberra, and parts of the Blue Mountains and central western NSW, with a series of flurries.”
(from Freak snow blankets southern Australia, NineMSN News)
Naturally, today’s photo is of the snow 
. For more, see the photo gallery.
10/08/2005: Snow in Canberra
